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The de Havilland Vampire fighter jet successfully landed on the HMS Ocean aircraft carrier in December 1945. See photos of the historic flight.
The de Havilland Vampire fighter jet successfully landed on the HMS Ocean aircraft carrier in December 1945. See photos of the historic flight.
Though it was canceled in 1946, the Bell D-35 legacy endures in aviation history as a bridge to modern interceptors.
Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin has officially begun production of the X-59 experimental aircraft. The jet is capable of flying at supersonic speeds without creating loud supersonic booms.
On August 27, 1940, the Caproni Campini N.1 made its first flight. Discover the story of Italy's pioneering motorjet aircraft ...
The aircraft accelerated slowly, which required long takeoff runways, so to solve the problem the experimental turboprop-driven XF-84H – a joint U.S. Air Force/Navy project – was adapted. In ...
The world of experimental self-built aircraft is full of oddities, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all is the JD-2 “Dyke Delta” designed and built by [John Dyke] in the 1960s. Built to ...
The Douglas X-3 Stiletto experimental jet aircraft built in 1952 for the US Air Force, It featured a narrow fuselage, tiny wings and a long tapered nose making it the sleekest aircraft for its time.
The 1950s was the decade of the test pilot and the experimental aircraft, as aviation technology turned to the jet engine and pushed its limits in both speed and endurance.